Immigration and work schedules: Theory and evidence

Bond, Timothy N, Giuntella, Osea and Lonsky, Jakub ORCID: 0000-0002-7184-5102 (2023) Immigration and work schedules: Theory and evidence. European Economic Review, 152. p. 104358.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104358

Abstract

We develop a theoretical framework to analyze the effects of immigration on native job amenities, focusing on work schedules. Immigrants have a comparative advantage in production at, and lower disamenity cost for nighttime work, which leads them to disproportionately choose nighttime employment. Because day and night tasks are imperfect substitutes, the relative price of day tasks increases as their supply becomes relatively more scarce. We provide empirical support for our theory. Native workers in local labor markets that experienced higher rates of immigration are more likely to work day shifts and receive a lower compensating differential for nighttime work.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Source info: NBER Working Paper No. w30742
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Immigration, Working conditions, Night shifts
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2023 09:51
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2023 14:48
DOI:	10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104358
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104358
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3167034